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Cyathophyllidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Cyathophyllidae Dana
1981Cyathophyllidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyCyathophyllidaeDana 1846
familyCyathophyllidaeDana 1846

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Cyathophyllidae Dana 1846
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G. †Commutatophyllum Kaplan 1971
G. †Cyathophyllum Goldfuss 1826
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Subg. †Cyathophyllum (Cyathophyllum) Goldfuss 1826
†Cyathophyllum aequiseptatum Edwards and Haime 1851
†Cyathophyllum cannopse de Gregorio 1930
†Cyathophyllum captiosum de Gregorio 1930
†Cyathophyllum dianthus Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Prismatophyllum flexum Stumm 1838 [synonym]
†Cyathophyllum eurekaense Merriam 1974
†Cyathophyllum occidens Stumm 1938
†Cyathophyllum palmeri Meek 1877
†Cyathophyllum propevermiculare de Gregorio 1930
†Cyathophyllum ramosum de Gregorio 1930
†Cyathophyllum rugosum Hall 1834
†Cyathophyllum tintinnabulum Goldfuss 1826
†Cyathophyllum zenkeri Billings 1860
Invalid names: Orthocyathus Merriam 1974 [synonym]
G. †Glossophyllum Wedekind 1924
G. †Heterophaulactis Yü 1974
G. †Houershanophyllum Yü and Liao 1978
G. †Loomberaphyllum Pedder 1965
G. †Mansuyphyllum Fontaine 1961
G. †Mictophyllum Lang and Smith 1939
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G. †Moravophyllum Kettnerova 1932
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†Moravophyllum ptenophylloides Kettnerova 1932
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Invalid names: Ptenophyllum celechovicense Kettnerova 1932 [synonym], Ptenophyllum irregulare Kettnerova 1932 [synonym]
G. †Peripaedium Ehrenberg 1834
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†Peripaedium winwinkyiae Aye Ko 1995
G. †Pseudozaphrentis Sun 1958
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†Pseudozaphrentis intermissa Schroeder and Salerno 2001
G. †Qiannanophyllum Kong 1978
G. †Radiophyllum Hill 1942
G. †Sterictophyllum Pedder 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 449.50000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (156 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (GanSu) Cyathophyllum sp. (8559)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Cyathophyllum aequiseptatum (229259) Cyathophyllum bellis, Cyathophyllum sp. (229255) Cyathophyllum roemeri, Cyathophyllum sp. (229253) Cyathophyllum sp. (229252) Cyathophyllum sp. 2, Cyathophyllum sp. 3 (229251) Cyathophyllum sp., Cyathophyllum rugosum (229258) Cyathophyllum sp., Cyathophyllum rugosum, Cyathophyllum robustum (229257)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllum sp. (111792 111804 111809 111810 111811 111812 111814 111850 111851 111852)
Silurian - Devonian443.1 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllidae indet. (108328)
Clinton440.1 - 439.4Canada (British Columbia) Cyathophyllum pennanti (5144 5146 5147 5149 5153)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Cyathophyllum interruptum, Cyathophyllum pennanti, Cyathophyllum articulatum (184842)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) Cyathophyllum sp. (26745 26746)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Cyathophyllum sp. (13591)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Norway Cyathophyllum sp. (14300 14321)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) Cyathophyllum sp. (25031)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Cyathophyllum sp. (471)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7India Cyathophyllum sp. (36259)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Norway Cyathophyllum sp. (14272 14273)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0USA (New York) Cyathophyllum sp. (26867)
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Canada (Quebec) Cyathophyllum pennanti, Cyathophyllum articulatum (157356)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Cyathophyllum disectum, Cyathophyllum sp. (13603)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Cyathophyllum sp. (41149)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Cyathophyllum bisectum (13620)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Cyathophyllum sp. (6706)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Cyathophyllum sp. (517)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (Queensland) Radiophyllum arborescens (40002) Radiophyllum sp. (40014)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) Cyathophyllum arborescens, Cyathophyllum sp. (25703)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.62 - 382.31USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllum sp. (101437)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllum sp. (112326 112338)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Mictophyllum creswelli (40360)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Tajikistan Cyathophyllum pannosum (45790)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Glossophyllum primitivum (83248)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Australia (Victoria) Mictophyllum cresswelli (10133)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Nevada) Cyathophyllum eurekaense (90928 90929 90954)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) Heterophaulactis semicrassa (80472)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) Cyathophyllum arborescens (7210)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Mictophyllum sp., Radiophyllum sp. (3698)
Couvinien - Givetian410.2 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Cyathophyllum pannosum (8474)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) Cyathophyllum coronatum (232686)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia Cyathophyllum dianthus (77037)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Glossophyllum excavatum (25364) Glossophyllum occidentale, Glossophyllum excavatum (25367 25368)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar Peripaedium gigantium, Peripaedium winwinkyiae (62951)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Spain (Castilla-León) Cyathophyllum spongiosum (80640)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Cyathophyllum zenkeri (231732)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (England) Cyathophyllum turbinatum (81012)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) Houershanophyllum mcfarlanei (55485 55603 84256) Houershanophyllum mcfarlanei, Moravophyllum sp. (55468) Houershanophyllum sp. A (84255)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Czechia (Moravia) Cyathophyllum dianthus (6014)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Myanmar (Shan) Peripaedium gigantium, Peripaedium winwinkyiae (147607)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllidae indet. (40663) Cyathophyllum sp. (111857 111858 111860 111901 111903 111919 111920 111946 111949 111954 111955 111957 112340)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (California) Cyathophyllidae indet. (226304) Cyathophyllum sp. (214584 229420 229421)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Nevada) Cyathophyllum sp. (229418)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Morocco Glossophyllum ceratites (62894)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) Moravophyllum tenuiseptatum, Glossophyllum multifossatum, Moravophyllum ptenophylloides, Ptenophyllum celechovicense, Ptenophyllum irregulare (5767)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Manitoba) Cyathophyllum vermiculare (624)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia Cyathophyllum dianthus, Moravophyllum ptenophylloides (84368)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) Houershanophyllum sp. A (84238) Houershanophyllum sp. A, Houershanophyllum mcfarlanei, Peripaedium sp. A (84253)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Cyathophyllum sp. (60149 60160)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyathophyllum sp. (34871)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (British Columbia) Houershanophyllum sp. A, Peripaedium sp. A (84245)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Thailand Cyathophyllidae indet. (82083)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyathophyllum sp. (626) Cyathophyllum sp. A (84241) Moravophyllum sp. (55467 55477) Peripaedium gretneri (84239 84240) Peripaedium sp. A (84242)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Mauritania (Tiris Zemmour) Moravophyllum ptenophylloides (236755)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Iran Glossophyllum ceratites, Glossophyllum shouppei (181591)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Cyathophyllum planum (81021) Cyathophyllum turbinatum, Cyathophyllum spongiosum (81014)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Cyathophyllum sentum (8473)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Pseudozaphrentis curvata (4846) Pseudozaphrentis sp. (34890)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Glossophyllum schouppei, Pseudozaphrentis intermissa (143798) Glossophyllum soetenicum (36683 36857) Glossophyllum sp., Glossophyllum ceratites (36685)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Glossophyllum schouppei (81729 81738) Glossophyllum soetenicum (81733 81735)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Hunan) Cyathophyllum sp. (34988)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15United Kingdom (England) Cyathophyllum sp. (81048)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cyathophyllum sp. (77788)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Austria (Kärnten) Cyathophyllum sp. (81665)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4China Pseudozaphrentis hejiazhaiense (212695)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Tajikistan Radiophyllum sp. (184352)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cyathophyllum sp. (82561)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Spain (Castilla y Leon) Cyathophyllum postarduum (82148)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Asturias) Cyathophyllum sp. (25436)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) Cyathophyllum sp. (26849)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Mictophyllum orientalis (76265)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Colombia-Alberta) Mictophyllum semidilatum, Mictophyllum spp. (40286)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15China (Hunan) Mictophyllum sp., Pseudozaphrentis difficile, Pseudozaphrentis curvata (40569) Pseudozaphrentis curvatum (40955)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia-Alberta) Mictophyllum sp. (40285)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Mictophyllum nobile, Mictophyllum semidilatum, Mictophyllum spp. (40147) Mictophyllum sp. (40143 40281)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Afghanistan (Vardak) Cyathophyllidae indet. (75083)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (British Columbia) Mictophyllum semidilatum (83798) Mictophyllum semidilatum, Mictophyllum sp. (40288)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Cyathophyllum sp. (112156)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Mictophyllum nobile, Mictophyllum semidilatum (83730)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Kazakhstan Commutatophyllum cincinnatus (73214)
Mississippian - Permian358.86 - 251.902Canada (Nunavut) Cyathophyllum sp. (102054)
Pennsylvanian - Permian323.4 - 251.902Canada (Nunavut) Cyathophyllum sp. (102051)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Cyathophyllum propevermiculare, Cyathophyllum cannopse, Cyathophyllum ramosum, Cyathophyllum captiosum (233340)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Cyathophyllum sp. (132776)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Madagascar (Diana) Cyathophyllum sp. (81987)